
	Where results make sense

Topic: Agoraphobics

Related Topics

Agoraphobia

Panic disorder

	Agoraphobia
		If the person becoming agoraphobic was significantly depressed before onset, which is more common when the problem appears later in life, this could be the disorder that is treated first.
		However, the agoraphobic might be in much the same situation when heavily pressed to attend a family gathering or when faced with something that he or she desperately wants to do.
		The agoraphobic without panic disorder would still be afraid of the symptoms that were seen as 'his' or 'hers', particularly if it is thought they might lead to extreme embarrassment or danger like losing bladder control or being left lying in the road.
	www.anxietycare.org.uk /docs/agoraphobia.asp (3666 words)

	Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychological Problems-American Institute for Cognitive Therapy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Agoraphobics fear places or situations from which escape might be difficult or places where they might have a panic attack.
		Heat is a major factor in panic disorder--there is a dramatic increase in panic and agoraphobia during the summer, primarily because heat increases pulse rate, dizziness, and dehydration and there are more opportunities to be outside where the individual feels more vulnerable.
		However, since escape may be blocked or collapse might be embarrassing, the agoraphobic interprets these physical sensations as "false alarms" that something terrible is happening.
	www.cognitivetherapynyc.com /problems.asp?sid=244 (1255 words)

	Agoraphobia: Techniques For Relief
		Agoraphobics have had panic attacks before and are afraid of having a panic attack away from home or away from someone they feel safe with.
		Agoraphobics might describe their symptoms as panic, panic attacks, anxiety, nervousness, fear, spells, rapid heartbeat, hyperventilation, fear of death, fear of going crazy or the fear of fear itself.
		Agoraphobics often have a lifestyle which is severely limited by their condition.
	www.phobiascured.com /agoraphobia.htm (230 words)

	ENcourage Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Many agoraphobics appear to be functioning quite well, yet they may be experiencing extreme distress; many manage to hide their discomfort so effectivelyÑfor fear of possible embarrassmentÑthat others do not believe there is a real problem.
		Since agoraphobics are usually under a great deal of strain, can tire easily from the chronic anxiety, and often experience depression in addition to the phobia, he/she may sometimes become irritable or especially emotional.
		Since the typical agoraphobic personality profile shows agoraphobics to be uncommonly intelligent, highly sensitive, creative, conscientious and caring, it is no small wonder why you have chosen to have such a person in your life.
	members.aol.com /encourage/art02.html (1709 words)

	Agoraphobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agoraphobics may experience severe panic attacks in situations where they feel trapped, insecure, out of control, or too far from their personal comfort zone.
		In severe cases, an agoraphobic may be confined not only to their home, but to one or two rooms, and they may even become bed-bound, or a recluse.
		Agoraphobics are often extremely sensitized to their own bodily sensations, subconsciously over-reacting to perfectly normal events.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agoraphobic (905 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Chambless, Dianne L. The fear of fear present in agoraphobics can be broken down into a fear of the body sensations associated with the panic attacks that plague agoraphobics and maladaptive thoughts about the possible consequences of panic.
		The Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire measures 14 maladaptive cognitions and the Body Sensations Questionnaire measures 17 sensations experienced during panic or high anxiety.
		These questionnaires were tested in 78 agoraphobics with panic attacks and 197 patients with other disorders including social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and dysthmic and major depressive disorder.
	eduref.org /plweb-cgi/fastweb?getdoc+ericdb2+ericdb+907281+6+...+(fear) (188 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Freedom boost for panic disorder
		Although still in its infancy, his plan is to train volunteers to work with agoraphobics with the aim of creating a support network for them.
		Volunteers will be paired up with sufferers and take them out on a regular basis to build up their confidence and help them eventually brave the outside world alone and "walk to freedom".
		Ray is also planning to set up "safe houses" for agoraphobics - where they can meet in a safe environment and gradually work through their demons and recover from their illness.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/3690477.stm (941 words)

	Research Methods ﷓﷓Yates
		Fortunately agoraphobics can be helped by in vivo therapy, which involves exposing agoraphobics to actual phobic situations in an effort to rid them of their unfounded fears toward phobic situations.
		It was found, however, that while assertiveness training does increase agoraphobics' typical lack of assertiveness, it does practically nothing to decrease the anxiety experienced by the subjects.
		The theory behind this success is that the imipramine inhibits the panic attacks from which many agoraphobics suffer and the in vivo therapy helps alleviate the anticipatory anxiety.
	www.uni.edu /harton/lrsample.html (2105 words)

	[No title]
		The Agoraphobic generally withdraws into thier home or other places of security, leaving it only for the most essential of reasons, and only then with great difficulty.
		Almost typically the untreated Agoraphobic believes that he/she is the only person to feel as he/she does.
		Agoraphobics seeking treatment are advised to to first consult their family doctor.
	www.textfiles.com /fun/agora.txt (751 words)

	Irrational Beliefs and Panic Attacks
		Arrendell and Emmelkamp (1987) assessed 32 agoraphobics and compared them to 12 non-panicking psychiatric patients and 38 normal control subjects on an anger/hostility scale.
		One of the chief differences between agoraphobics and the other subjects was with the overall anger score, with agoraphobics having significantly higher scores on the anger scale than the normal subjects.
		Agoraphobics were also significantly more likely to withhold outward expression of anger than either the psychiatric sample or the normal control subjects.
	www.lyonsmorris.com /lyons/thesis/intro4.htm (178 words)

	Agoraphobia Help, Agoraphobia Chat Room, UK.
		The poor agoraphobics of those days got all sorts of wrong diagnoses and treatments (like my guy with the following fog who had admitted himself to a hospital).
		Frequently, agoraphobics were considered to be highly dependent people because they relied upon others to either help them go places or to go places for them.
		Agoraphobics cannot get out of their traps or (often) even afford to experience them as such.
	www.phobics-awareness.org /agoraphobia_agoraphobia.htm (3162 words)

	Amethyst Journey: Anxiety -- Overwhelming, Uncontrollable, Unfounded
		As agoraphobics encounter more and more public situations that bring on anxiety and fear, their circle of “safety” begins to become smaller and smaller.
		And so, the agoraphobic goes to fewer and fewer public places in a misguided attempt to keep the panic under control.
		Many agoraphobics are not only house bound, some have been known to go so far as to limit themselves to one room in their homes or one piece of furniture in a room where they feel safe.
	amethystjourney.tripod.com /anxiety.html (2622 words)

	Phobias:Agoraphobia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When agoraphobics are forced to endure these situations, they are often anxious about having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms including intense fear and trembling, heart palpitations and sweating.
		Agoraphobia differentiates itself from other types of phobias in that, “it causes an individual to fear the absence of an attachment figure or the loss of a safe base (Bennun).” Specific and social phobias, on the other hand, result from the presence of a certain object or situation.
		A theory regarding the cause of an agoraphobics fear of public and open situations relates it to feelings of attachment stating that, “attachment and escape are commonly elicited by many of the same stimulus situations and both function as protective behaviors (Bowlby).”
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall04/Lewis/agoraphobia.html (423 words)

	Agoraphobia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the age of 26 she became disabled as the result of a snowballing of anxiety that began when she was only 13 years old and that left her unable to leave her apartment.
		Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help may not be available in the event of having an unexpected or situationally predisposed Panic Attack or panic-like symptoms.
		Agoraphobic fears typically involve characteristic clusters of situations that include being outside the home alone; being in a crowd or standing in a line; being on a bridge; and traveling in a bus, train, or automobile.
	www.psychologynet.org /agora.html (524 words)

	Panic Attacks Panic Attack Introduction
		But common to all agoraphobics is a marked fear or avoidance either of being alone or of being in certain public places.
		The need to avoid is so strong that some agoraphobics will quit their jobs, stop driving or taking public transportation, stop shopping or eating in restaurants, or, in the worst cases, never venture outside their home for years.
		In addition, the agoraphobic may become dependent on alcohol or drugs in an unsuccessful attempt to cope.
	www.anxieties.com /panic-intro.php (1171 words)

	Agoraphobia
		Those who have had panic attacks often worry about being in a place where help may not be available if they have another attack.
		This fear causes the person to withdraw into safer surroundings, and many agoraphobics will only frequent a few secure locations, such as their home, a specific route to work, or certain homes of friends or relatives.
		Agoraphobics often have difficulty getting to the office of a psychologist, and frequently cancel appointments because of their fear.
	drdonaldfranklin.com /psychotherapy/agoraphobia.html (227 words)

	Past Forward: Agoraphobia (Frozen Fear Syndrome)
		This frozen fear results in disempowering behaviors which drastically reduced the agoraphobic individual's options in moving forward with their lives.
		In other cases, Agoraphobics seek sanctuary because they are working off past life fears developed when they were horribly murdered after having to leave a safe sanctuary.
		When the life lesson associated with Agoraphobia is "absorbed" into the person's body-mind, the "disempowering" trait or behavior falls away over a period of time usually measured in weeks or months.
	www.healpastlives.com /pastlf/karmdict/kdagora.htm (715 words)

	Marital adjustment, intimacy and needs in female agoraphobics and their partners: a controlled study [published erratum ...
		Marital adjustment, intimacy and needs in female agoraphobics and their partners: a controlled study [published erratum appears in Br J Psychiatry 1987 Feb;150:273] -- Arrindell and Emmelkamp 149 (5): 592 -- The British Journal of Psychiatry
		Marital adjustment, intimacy and needs in female agoraphobics and their partners: a controlled study [published erratum appears in Br J Psychiatry 1987 Feb;150:273]
		agoraphobics and their spouses were found to be more comparable to
	bjp.rcpsych.org /cgi/content/abstract/149/5/592 (184 words)

	An Overview of Phobias - Associated Content
		Contrary to popular belief, however, agoraphobics are not actually afraid of people or public places—they are afraid of panic.
		Agoraphobics crave safety and fear the loss of that safety.
		Agoraphobics tend to avoid places or situations that will make them feel anxious, whether it is a grocery store or a crowded highway.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/4534/an_overview_of_phobias.html (413 words)

	Bush-Induced Right Wing Mental Dysfunction;
		In practical terms, agoraphobics are usually afraid of a range of situations-- the further from the place where they feel in-control, the worse.
		In their minds, agoraphobics magnify the anticipation of a situation in which they panic, when their anxiety reaches a boiling point and they literally go crazy-- heart palpitating, screaming, passing out, having a heart attack, losing bowel or bladder control.
		But, just as agoraphobics anticipate that they will go totally out of control, the right wing tries to produce the same kind of fear of a horrible situation.
	www.opednews.com /maxwrite/print_friendly.php?p=opedne_rob_kall_060323_bush_induced_right_w.htm (1566 words)

	ENcourage Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Agoraphobia is sometimes called the "fear of fear" since agoraphobics actually avoid places or situations where he/she fears a potential attack, particularly where he/she might feel "trapped" or less able to get quickly to their "safe place or safe person."
		Agoraphobics are said to share similar personality traits: people-pleasing behavior, difficulty in expressing anger, highly imaginative, creative, easily moved to emotion, perfectionistic, sensitive, and intelligent.
		Counseling and/or special programs developed for agoraphobics can aid in developing appropriate assertive behavior, expression of emotions, greater self-esteem, and so forth, to better manage stress and anxiety.
	members.aol.com /encourage/info.html (218 words)

	Fear of Being Alone
		Monophobia is often seen as part of the agoraphobic cluster.
		Anxiety Care has encountered monophobic people who have few typical agoraphobic or social symptoms, retaining the ability to function in virtually any situation as long as they have somebody with them at all times.
		In fact the 'pure' monophobic may be indistinguishable from the general population, perhaps even more outgoing than most, when accompanied by a trusted companion.
	www.anxietycare.org.uk /docs/fear_of_being_alone.asp?view=print (1267 words)

	One God - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
		An agoraphobic so often think that recovery means a peaceful body at all times.
		The agoraphobic rarely stops to rest from 'studying' the state of bewilderment they are in, and fail to recognise their mental fatigue.
		Agoraphobics pant quickly; shallow breathing and deep breathing causes unpleasant feelings, and irregulates the respiritory centre point.
	www.tne.net.au /~swag/physymp.html (2263 words)

	Agoraphobics
		Self Esteem ios an improtant issue for agoraphobics.
		Often as agoraphobics we can take our negative experiences from the past and as use them as a guide to our future experiences.
		This article (part one) explains the types of thinking that are most common with agoraphobics and part two explains what can be done.
	www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/agoraphobia_retire (270 words)

	Panic Attack, Symptom, Cause, Panic Attack Chatroom, Forum
		Although there are no physical differences in Agoraphobics that explain the condition, there are some differences that certainly contribute to it.
		Also, agoraphobics are more sensitive to bright lights, especially the fluorescent lights found in large stores.
		For example, agoraphobics not only have an adrenaline reaction to multiple stimuli all coming in at once, but there is a reaction to this reaction.
	www.phobics-awareness.org /panicattack.htm (2574 words)

	Online Counseling, Instant Online Counseling, Marriage Counseling Alternative
		The issue that most pressingly needs to be addressed in therapy may also be the very thing which is keeping some from seeking out the help they need.
		Agoraphobics, for example, do not feel comfortable venturing into new experiences and places.
		The option of online counseling is coming to the rescue of many agoraphobics who would otherwise have lived out their entire lives in virtual seclusion.
	www.letstalkcounseling.com /care_topics/care_topic.asp?id=22 (309 words)

	Agoraphobia
		The first physical symptom that is usually linked amongst agoraphobics is the frightening fast, thumping palpitations, or irregular heart beats, which is very uncomfortable.
		An agoraphobic, especially cured agoraphobics, have to realise that the first fear is normal and is not to be confuse with the second state of fear.
		Agoraphobics are aware of the heart beating faster than usual, and it seems irregular because of worry and fear, but it is quite capable of coping with that.
	www.tne.net.au /~swag/physymp1.html (2034 words)

	Family support aids treatment for agoraphobics
		Such symptoms of agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety, says Dianne Chambless, PhD, who has been studying agoraphobia and its effects on relationships since 1973.
		In one study, when relatives expressed hostility toward the person with agoraphobia, the agoraphobic patients were about six times more likely to drop out of treatment than those whose families were not hostile, according to research by she and Steketee in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (Vol.
		They conducted interviews with relatives of agoraphobics and scored their feelings about the patient; family members also completed questionnaires that the researchers used to assess whether they felt responsible or guilty for the patient's anxiety problems.
	www.apa.org /monitor/julaug05/agoraphobics.html (448 words)

	Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Historically, there has been debate over whether Agoraphobia Without Panic genuinely existed, or whether it was simply a manifestation of other disorders such as Panic Disorder, General anxiety disorder, Avoidant personality disorder and Social Phobia.
		Said one researcher: "out of 41 agoraphobics seen (at a clinic) during a period of 1 year, only 1 fit the diagnosis of agoraphobia without panic attacks, and even this particular classification was questionable...Do not expect to see too many agoraphobics without panic" (Barlow and Waddell, 1985).
		The situations are avoided (e.g., travel is restricted) or else are endured with marked distress or anxiety about having a Panic Attack or panic-like symptoms, or require the presence of a companion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agoraphobia_Without_History_of_Panic_Disorder (481 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)